What a precious little girl! Little Blakeley did an amazing job for her 3 month pictures. She did love to suck on her hands and we tired and tried to get her to stop, but in the end we gave up and let her be happy and content doing it. We figured it’s a memory of this stage of her life for them to keep. Baby Photography is so much fun, never a dull moment. I do offer a baby cakes plan which includes: Pay for the first 4 session packages and get the 5th session package free! That over $200 for FREE! You can pick from (maternity, newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, or 1yr pictures), all you need to do is get 5 in with in the baby’s first year. If you have more question about this please contact my via email or calling 605-941-2554. Blessings- Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Baby Photographer
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Sioux Falls Newborn Photographer- Little Jameson04.27.12
Jameson’s parents has the great idea to take some newborn pictures of little Jameson with a golf and baseball theme, so I turned on my creativeness and the results were amazing! Little Jameson is just 3 days old here for his newborn pictures, and he slept like a rock star! We got so many great pictures that I had a hard time narrowing them down to edit them. I hope you enjoy these! Kristi Shanks Newborn Photographer Sioux Falls
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Newborn Pictures, Sioux Falls- Little Adalynn04.17.12
Little Adalynn was 16 days old for these newborn pictures, a little older that I usually photograph newborns, but she was still very little and fit into all my props. Little Adalynn looked so cute in my new ladybug outfit and pink puff hat (a friend of mine made). I encourage all expecting or new parents to have newborn pictures taken of their little bundle of joy. They grow incredibly fast and what better way to remember how small they started out than to have their pictures taken soon after they are born. I look forward to each newborn session and love to try new ideas and props. Hope you enjoy! Blessings- Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Newborn Photographer
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Birthday Party Photographer – Charlie’s 1st Birthday03.22.12
Little Charlie had quite the first birthday party and we got it all documented with over 300 pictures that they got to keep. My assistant, Stephen, helped me photograph Charlie’s first birthday party which was held at Cherry Creek Restaurant in the banquet hall. Elmo was the inspired theme and everywhere you looked there were Elmo colors (Red & Blue). Jessica (Mom) did a fantastic job in decorating and planning for this special day. The kids got to enjoy a jumping pit with slide, a piggy race, a candy bar, a slideshow, and lots of other games, there wasn’t a dull moment. We had a wonderful time documenting all the special moments of the afternoon, and Jessica & Travis (mom & dad) got to relax and enjoy the party and company, not having to worry about taking pictures to capture it all. If you have a upcoming birthday party, reunion, and special event that you would like photographed please give me a call. Happy 1st Birthday Charlie! Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Children’s Photographer
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Baby Photographer- Riley 6months03.15.12
I was super excited when my new backdrops arrived before Riley’s session. I love the color yellow and really wanted to use my new yellow backdrop I just received in the mail so I texted Riley’s mom to see what outfits she is going to bring for Riley to wear and I couldn’t believe my good luck that one of them was yellow! Riley just turned 6 months and was sitting up amazingly so we didn’t have to use any baskets of props for support so just could focus on little Riley and her cuteness. The yellow outfit Riley is wearing her mom ordered off of Esty.com, which is a site were all items are handmade. This is where I order tons of my hats and other baby props from. Riley drove all the way from Brooking for her pictures and it was totally worth the trip as she did wonderful. Hope you love them! Blessings- Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Baby Photographer
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1st Year Pictures- Brady03.15.12
Wow, 1 year old! It seems like yesterday that I was at the hospital taking Brady’s mom’s maternity pictures (she was on bed rest there). We had a great 1st birthday session. We focused mainly on the cake as Brady was super excited to dig into it. I just love his facial expressions as he’s digging in the cake and shoveling it into his mouth. I have to say that he was the messiest 1st birthday boy I’ve ever had in the studio. Thank goodness there is a bath tub here! Hope he didn’t have to much of a sugar high from eating all that frosting! Blessings- Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Baby Photographer
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Newborn Photography – Little Emerson03.15.12
Little Emerson rocked her newborn session. Considering that they were coming from Spirit Lake, IA, is wasn’t sure if Emerson would be sleepy for her session since she would probably sleep on the 1. 5 hour ride into Sioux Falls. She must have been extremely tired as she slept for the entire newborn part of the session! (1.5 hours). I have never had a newborn sleep so soundly. We were able to do lots of different sets and props with her as a result. She even let us prop her up on her elbows! (no those are not photoshopped together images, it is actually her doing that all by herself!). Her big brother Braxton was very good watching a movie with his grandma and aunt until it was his turn. He was so proud of his new sister, hold her and talking to her. I love the picture of them looking at eachother. St. Pactrick’s Day is fast approaching so we decided it would be fun to do a St. Patrick’s theme for a picture as well as an Easter set. Normally, I can only do 3-4 different sets with a newborn, but little Emerson let us to as many as we wanted. I truly love photographing newborns, it is a gift for me to be able to document their beginning. Newborn sessions are very affordable, so pass the word! Blessings- Kristi Shanks Sioux Falls Newborn Photographer